Gate.



No. 863,804. PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907. G. s. MAJORS.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, 1906.

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GEORGE S. MAJORS, OF ELDORADO SPRINGS, MISSOURI.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application filed December 28,1906. Serial No. 349,751-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. MAJORS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eldorado Springs, in the county of Cedar and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gates and its object is to provide a gate which is of simple and durable construction and attractive in appearance and which can be easily opened or closed, said gate being movable in a vertical plane.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the prelerred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gate closed; and Fig. 2 is detail view showing a part of a modified form of actuating means. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 and showing the gate provided with a modified form of latch; Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the latch shown in Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of a gate show ing a modified connection between said gate and its actuating means.

Referring to the figiu'es by characters of reference, 1 is a pivot rod mounted at one'end upon a short post 2 while its other end is secured within a post 3 extending upward a suitable distance and supporting an actuating lever 4. Another post 5 similar to the post 3 is disposed at the other side of post 2 and also carries an actuating lever 6. Secured upon the rod by means of staples 7 or in any other desired manner is a cross strip 8 extending at right angles from the bottom of the end strip 9 of the gate. In addition to this end strip the gate consists of a bottom and end rod 10 and 11 preferably formed in a single length of pipe, said end rod being coniiected to a T-joint 12 connected to the upper end of the strip 9 by a top rail 13 formed of pipe, said rail being fastened to the strip 9 preferably by a staple 14 and a bolt 15. A short pipe section 16 also extends from the T-joint l2 and constitutes a tongue adapted to be set within the forked upper end 17 of a gate post 18. An inclined brace 19 connects the upper portion of the end strip 9 with the intermediate portion of the laterafl strip 8 and a diagonally disposed brace 20 is secured to the lower end of the end strip 9 and is fastened to the '1- joint 12 in any desired manner as by means of a metal ring 21, the upper end of said brace being preferably recessed so as to embrace the T-joint as shown at 22. An upright 23 is bolted or otherwise secured to the central portion of brace 20 and its lower end is concave as shown at 24 and seated on the bottom rail 10 it being held in position thereon preferably by means of one or more rings 25. A laterally extending inclined brace 26 connects the intermediate portion of brace 20 with the lateral strip 8.

Slidably mounted within the upright 23 and within the end rail 11 is a rod 27 the end of which is bent upon itself as shown at 28 to form a post engaging loop adapted to be seated within a recess 29 in post 18. A spring 30 is coiled upon the rod 27 and bears at opposite ends against the upright 23 and against a stop pin 31 secured to the rod thereby holding the looped end 28 of the latch rod 27 normally projected beyond the gate. A link 32 is pivoted to the brace 26 and is connected to one end of rod 27 by a link 33. Ropes, rods or other connections 34 extend from the engaging ends of the links 32 and 33 and are connected to arms 35 extending upward from the adjoining ends of the levers 4 and 6. These arms of the levers are disposed normally above the end strip 9 of the gate. If the gate is in the position shown in Fig. 1 the same can be easily opened from either side by pulling downward on the outer end of either of the levers 4 or 6. Connections 34 being pulled upward will cause the link 32 to swing on its pivot and withdraw the latch rod 27 from engagement with the post 18. The continued upward movement of connections 34 will cause the gate to swing upward and backward upon its pivot rod 1 and the gate will be thrown past its center of gravity and will rest with its end strip 9 upon the ground and the top and bottom rails 13 and 10 in an upright position. The gate can be as easily lowered by again pulling down on either of the levers so as to swing the gate forward past the center of gravity and return the tongue 16 to its seat within the upper end of the post 18. It is of course understood that during the closing movement of the gate the latch 28 will strike the upper end of the post 18 and will be forced longitudinally into the gate thereby until the same registers with the recess 29. The gate will then automatically lock.

In Fig. 2 has been shown a modified form of connection between the rod 34 and the inclined brace 20. Instead of providing two links 32 and. 33 as in Fig. 1 the connection 34 is connected to the link 36 which is fulcrumed on the brace 20 and swings between arcs 37 in which are formed series of apertures 38. Any of these apertures is adapted to receive a pin 39 engaging the link 36 so as to secure the link at a desired angle to the brace 20. With this arrangement the distance of the pivot or rod 34 from the end strip 9 can be adjusted so that a desired leverage upon the gate may be secured.

Instead of utilizing the form of latch shown in Fig. 1

the latch shown in Figs. 3 and 4 may be employed. As shown in these figures the post 40 has a hinge leaf 41 extending upward therefrom and held normally in an upright position by the spring 42. The upper free end of this leaf is crn'ved outward as shown at 43'and has an opening 44 therein. A lever 45 is fulcrumed upon the gate and one end thereof is pivoted to a plunger 47 which is slidably mounted above the gate adjacent the tongue 48 thereof and has a spring 49 which serves to hold the end of the plunger normally retracted from the leaf 4].. A spring pressed rod 50 somewhat similar to the rod 27 is slidably mounted on the gate and pivotally connected to one end of the lever 45 and a link 51 is pivoted upon the gate and is connected to red 50 by a link 52. The gate actuating connections 34 are secured to the link 51. It will be obvious that when the gate is lowered the tongue 48 will strike the curved end 43 of leaf 41 and press it outward until said tongue registers with openings 44 whereupon the leaf will spring toward the gate and lock it as shown in the drawings. W hen it is desired to unlock and raise the gate either of the connections 34 is pulled upward as heretofore described and will result in the plunger 47 being first pressed forward against the tension of its spring 49 and into contact with leaf 41 thereby pressing the leaf out of engagement with tongue 48. The gate will then be unlocked and further pull upon the connection 34 will cause it to be swung upon its pivot.

As shown in Fig. 5 where no latch is required upon the gate the connections 34 can be attached to links 53 pivoted upon the end portions of a bolt 54 extending through the braces 20 and 26.

It is to be understood that neither the construction of latch shown in Fig. 1 nor that shown in Fig. 3 can be used in connection with the device shown in Fig. 2.

What is claimed is:

1. In a gate the combination with a pivot rod and supports therefor; of a gate mounted upon said rod and comprising an end strip, top. bottom and end rails connected thereto, a diagonal brace secured to opposite corners of the gate, a laterally extendingstrip secured to the gate and extending along the pivot rod, an inclined brace connecting said strip with the upper portion of the end strip, and an inclined brace connecting said laterally extending strip with the inclined brace.

2. The combination with a pivot rod and supports therefor; of a gate pivotally mounted upon the rod and comprising an end strip, an integral bottom and end rail connected thereto, a top rail connecting the end strip and end rail, a tongue alining with the top rail and extending therebeyond, a supporting post adapted to engage a laterally extending strip extending from the end strip of the gate and secured longitudinally upon the pivot rod, an inclined brace connecting said strip with the end strip of the gate, a diagonal brace secured at its ends to opposite corners of the gate, and a brace connected to the lateral strip and the diagonal brace.

3. The combination with a pivot rod and supports therefor; of a gate pivotally mounted upon the rod and comprising an end strip, an integral bottom and end rail connected thereto, a top rail connecting the end strip and end rail, a tongue alining with the top rail and extending thereto, a supporting post adapted to engage a laterally extending strip extending from the end strip of the gate and secured longitudinally upon the pivot rod, an inclined brace connecting said strip with the end strip of the gate, a diagonal brace secured at its ends to opposite corners of the gate, a brace connected to the lateral strip and the diagonal brace, means for swinging the gate upon its pivot, and a post engaging latch connected to and adapted to be retracted by said means.

4. The combination with a pivot rod and supports therefor; of a gate pivotally mounted upon the rod and comprising an end strip, an integral bottom and end rail connected thereto, a top rail connecting the end strip and end rail, a tongue alining with the top rail and extending beyond it, a supporting post adapted to engage a laterally extending strip extending from the end strip of the gate and secured longitudinally .upon the pivot rod, an inclined brace connecting said strip with the end strip of the gate, a diagonal brace secured at its ends to opposite corners of the gate, a brace connected to the lateral strip and the diagonal brace, a gate actuating lever, a link pivotally connected to the gate, and a connection between the lever and the link.

5. The combination with a pivot rod and supports therefor; of a gate pivotally mounted upon the rod and comprising an end strip, an integral bottom and end rail connected thereto, a top rail connecting the end strip and end rail, a tongue alining with the top rail and extending beyond it, a supporting post adapted to engage a laterally extending strip extending from the end strip of the gate and secured longitudinally upon the pivot rod, an inclined brace connecting said strip with the end strip of the gate, a diagonal brace secured at its ends to opposite corners of the gate, a brace connected to the lateral strip and the diagonal brace, a spring pressed rod movably mounted upon the gate, and gate actuating means connected to and adapted to actuate the rod.

G. The combination with a pivot rod and supports therefor; of a gate mounted upon the rod and comprising an end strip, an integral end and bottom rail secured to the end strip, a top rail secured to the end rail and strip, a tongue extending beyond it, a diagonal brace secured to one end of the end strip and having a recessed end embracing the top rail, means for binding said brace to the top rail, a lateral strip extending from the gate and secured upon the pivot rod, braces connecting said strip with the end strip and diagonal brace, and means for swinging the gate upon. its pivot.

7. The combination with a pivot rod and supports therefor; of a gate mounted upon the rod and comprising an end strip, an integral end and bottom rail secured to the end strip, a top rail secured to the end rail and strip. a tongue extending beyond it, a diagonal brace secured to one end of the end strip and having a recessed end embracing the top rail, means for binding said brace to the top rail, a lateral strip extending from the gate and secured upon the pivot rod, braces connecting said strip with the end strip and diagonal brace, an upright mounted upon the bottom rail and secured to the diagonal brace, means for binding the upright upon the bottom rail, a rod slidably mounted within the upright and end rail, means for holding the rod normally projected, and means for successively retracting the rod and swinging the gate upon its pivot.

-8. The combination with a gate post, and a spring controlled keeper extending above said post; of a gate mounted upon the rod and comprising an end strip, an integral end and bottom rail secured to the end strip, a top rail secured to the end rail and strip, a tongue extending beyond it, a diagonal brace secured to one end of the end strip and having a recessed end embracing the top rail, means for binding said brace to the top rail, a lateral strip extending from the gate and secured upon the pivot rod, braces connecting said strip with the endl strip and diagonal brace, a tongue extending tongue integral with the gate for engaging the keeper, and means operated by the lifting of the gate for actuating the keeper to release the tongue.

10. The combination with a post, and an apertured spring controlled leaf extending therefrom and constituting a keeper; of a pivoted gate, means for swinging the gate in a vertical plane, a projecting portion upon the gate for bearing upon and projecting into the aperture within the keeper, gate actuating means, and means operated by the actuation of the gate for removing the 10 keeper from engagement with said projecting portion.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE S. MAJORS.

Witnesses:

\VM. S. MARTIN, WM. F. Rrronns. 

